You have been diagnosed with toenail fungus, how to treat it?

According to statistics from the World Health Organization, a fifth of the world's population suffers from fungal infections.

In many developed countries, this figure is twenty-five percent.

In civilized countries with insurance medicine, the treatment of diseases is increasingly considered mandatory: fungus is a social and partly urban disease.

It is strange that a yeast infection is dangerous even for people who lead a healthy lifestyle.

You can get infected with the fungus in the gym, beauty salon, on the beach, in the pool, in the sauna.The main causes of infection are the violation of basic hygiene rules and a sharp decrease in immunity.

1. All diseases of this group are caused by pathogenic fungi.
2. Fungi appear on the skin and nails of the toes;the skin and nails of the fingers, the skin of the armpits and the groin are less often affected.
3. Nails with onychomycosis begin to peel and crumble, change color.
4. The affected area becomes painful and itching appears around it.
5. Sufficiently high temperature and humidity, contact of the skin of the feet with the fungus are necessary for infection.
6. The fungus can be inherited, and its manifestations often become a family problem.
7. Nail damage in children is rare;it mostly occurs in adults and the elderly, but even a single infection in childhood cannot be ignored without medical help.
8. The development of the disease is favored by age-related changes in the pH of the nails and skin, chronic diseases: diabetes, obesity, circulatory disorders in the legs, gastrointestinal diseases, problems with the thyroid gland and adrenal glands.

The appearance of the fungus should be treated very carefully and try to cure it completely as soon as the first symptoms appear.

The further the disease develops, the more difficult it is to treat: keratinized and hardened nails are extremely difficult to remove.

Advanced forms of fungus, including nail fungus, significantly reduce the body's overall resistance.

Toenail fungus is resistant;it takes at least 20 minutes to completely remove it from the shoes (one percent formaldehyde solution).Disinfection of household items with chloramine takes about an hour.

In advanced forms, treatment is long-term and requires patience and discipline.We can talk about a complete cure not after the symptoms disappear, but only based on the test results and after a visit to the doctor.

Methods for treating nail fungus

If you have treated the first symptoms of foot and toenail fungus with the knowledge gained from television advertising, the likelihood of recurrence, including nail infections, increases sharply.

Nail fungus is treated by a dermatologist;you need to see him at least to get tested and diagnosed.The doctor must make a final conclusion about how and how to treat toenail fungus in your case, whether you will use local drugs or it will be a waste of time and money.

The main principle of serious treatment when the nails are already damaged is a combination of local, targeted drugs and tablets that are taken orally and act on the infection through the blood.

• As a result of several attempts at self-medication, fungal agents can mutate and become resistant to drugs.
• Antifungal medications (topical and tablets) are toxic;only a doctor can create the correct treatment regimen that is as gentle as possible to the body without overdosing.
• Only a doctor can take into account all contraindications.For example, liver and kidney failure in patients with self-medication can suddenly worsen.

Progressive complex methods can cure nail fungus in 2-4 months.The general principle is that treatment should be carried out as soon as possible with the use of significant doses of drugs.In this case, long breaks are needed between courses.

Local treatment

Almost everyone starts local treatment of nail fungus in the first (acute) manifestations, but very few follow it to the end.Local treatment should be started after diagnosis.

The use of exclusively local drugs for the treatment of toenail fungus is possible only in the early stages of the pathology.

Antifungal creams are applied twice a day, before each application it is necessary to clean and remove the affected areas.Lacquers mainly affect the nail plates.Once inside, their effectiveness is significantly reduced.

Before starting complex treatment, the doctor will most likely recommend that you buy a special kit for disinfecting the nail, removing the affected areas or the entire nail and cleaning the cavity.The composition includes a spatula, antifungal adhesive patch, ointment, alcohol or iodine solution.

In large cities, in well-equipped medical centers, onychomycosis is successfully treated with laser therapy.With this method, the affected nail does not need to be removed.

Systemic treatment

A combination of local agents that affect the fungus with tablets is the most effective.It can ensure full recovery.If hygiene is followed, fungi will cease to be a problem for the rest of your life with 100% probability.There are many remedies for toenail fungus.

All of them affect not only the fungus, but also the body as a whole, disrupting the microflora, creating additional stress on the liver and kidneys, endangering the gastrointestinal tract.

The efforts of doctors today are aimed at minimizing the damage done to the body and giving it a chance to recover.

For this purpose, a treatment regimen called pulse therapy was created.

Tablets are taken as an addition to local medications for a week, twice a day.This is followed by a three-week break from taking pills.During this period, it is necessary to take advantage of all opportunities to heal and restore the body.Then a new weekly course, then a break again.The number of courses is at least three.

Approximately the same treatment regimen is used in therapy that combines tablets and cream (tablets are used intermittently, cream is used continuously).

What is the best treatment for nail fungus?

Antifungal therapy is characterized by the fact that the most effective treatment will be if the patient is aware that a significant part of it is spent alone.

If he is ready to completely cure the fungus, then he must plan this event, find time and energy, and also be armed with the determination not to give up halfway.

The treatment is very long.The body will be exposed to additional stress due to the intake of toxic drugs.Your lifestyle at this time should be as healthy as possible.All additional risks (alcohol, smoking, lack of sleep, stress) are eliminated if possible.A healthy diet is essential.Hygiene should be in the foreground both during and after the treatment.

If all the conditions are met, you can give up hope and follow the pulse therapy regimen prescribed by your doctor, which guarantees a full recovery.

In preparation for the start of complex treatment, it is useful to further improve the health of the body, as well as to improve the condition of the nails and feet using traditional medicine.